Marcela Cuesta
Marcela Cuesta is a renowned former swimmer from Costa Rica, celebrated for her impressive achievements in the sport, including being the top medalist at the 1990 Central American Games and contributing to the historic success of the national team at the 1987 Pan American Games in Indianapolis. Recently, she made headlines by joining fellow swimmers Claudia Poll and Manuel Rojas in a public denunciation of abusive behaviors allegedly perpetrated by their former coach, Francisco Rivas, detailing psychological and physical aggression experienced during their athletic careers in the 1980s and 1990s.
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Marcela Cuesta is among the ex-swimmers who filed complaints against coach Francisco Rivas for alleged abuse.
Francisco Rivas es suspendido por ente mundial de natación al abrirse investigación por supuestos abusos
Costa Rica· 2025-10-23
Marcela Cuesta is one of the former swimmers who accused coach Francisco Rivas of aggression.
Consejo de Deportes toma decisión inédita tras denuncia contra el entrenador Francisco RivasCosta Rica· 2025-10-04
Marcela Cuesta reacted to the accusations against Francisco Rivas, sharing her experiences of fear and manipulation.
Consejo de Deportes considera sacar a Francisco Rivas de la Galería del Deporte tras denuncia por presuntas agresionesCosta Rica· 2025-10-03Marcela Cuesta, a former swimmer who participated in the 1988 Olympics, reported having experienced sexual, physical, and psychological abuse.
Relaciones impropias en la natación: abuso de poder, justicia y secuelas psicológicasCosta Rica· 2025-07-19
Marcela Cuesta reported regular abuses in the coaching environment and named Rivas in her official complaint.
Index - Sport - Az olimpiai bajnok szemeteskukáját is feltúrta az edzője használt óvszerekért
Hungary· 2025-07-18
Marcela Cuesta is one of the ex-swimmers who described the alleged abuses by Rivas.
Claudia Poll envía un mensaje adicional tras las acusaciones contra el entrenador Francisco RivasCosta Rica· 2025-07-16Marcela Cuesta was a prominent swimmer who was part of the team that made history at the 1987 Pan American Games.
Claudia Poll y Francisco Rivas: Esto es lo que se sabe del caso que estremece al deporte de Costa RicaCosta Rica· 2025-07-15
Marcela Cuesta described the physical and psychological abuses she experienced under coach Francisco Rivas.
Francisco Rivas da su versión sobre el método de la ‘chancleta y la varilla’ y aclara si lo usó con Marcela Cuesta y Claudia PollCosta Rica· 2025-07-15Marcela Cuesta described incidents of physical violence and psychological manipulation by Rivas.
Francisco Rivas, sobre las acusaciones en su contra por presuntas agresiones a nadadores: ‘Es falso, rotundamente digo que no’Costa Rica· 2025-07-15Marcela Cuesta made strong accusations against coach Francisco Rivas alongside Claudia Poll and Manuel Rojas.
Claudia Poll y su crudo relato sobre Francisco Rivas: ‘Sacó condones usados de mi basura... me exigió que le dijera de quién eran’Costa Rica· 2025-07-14Marcela Cuesta was the top winner at the Central American Games in Guatemala 1990 and has recounted her experiences of psychological aggression from coach Francisco Rivas.
Claudia Poll, Marcela Cuesta y Manuel Rojas: exnadadores denuncian abusos sexuales, físicos y psicológicos del entrenador Francisco RivasCosta Rica· 2025-07-14